Roy E. Huffman papers, 1923-1990.

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Roy E. Huffman papers, 1923-1990.

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Includes photocopies or reprints of previously published materials, reports, speeches and presentations, plans, programs, schedules, studies, and numerous papers related to his professional positions at Montana State University; numerous research notes and unfinished manuscript pages with bibliographical materials and citations; personal and professional correspondence; and clippings from newspapers and journals. Subjects are wide ranging but can be characterized into several categories: a) files on topics of general interest or research interest; b) files related to specific organizations, conferences, symposia or programs both professional and governmental (these may have correspondence and attachments included); c) files related to the research and publication of Roy Huffman's writings; d) files related to Montana State University (Montana State College before 1962) which may be by subject; by department; by specific positions Huffman held during his career; by committee, program, institutional or branch names; by faculty, students or individuals; or as miscellaneous items; and e) correspondence: alphabetical files of a professional or personal nature maintained by Huffman plus individually named correspondence files of colleagues intimately involved with his research and writing as well as politicians and selected projects or organizations. Representation of government agencies including the Federal Farm Security Administration, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Energy Research and Development Administration, National Science Foundation, and regional entities such as the Missouri River Basin Commission and Columbia River Basin Inter-Agency Committee, Great Plains Agricultural Council, Montana Experiment Station and Extension Service, and the Water Resources Research Center. Representative files for professional and academic interests include the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, American Agricultural Economics Association, Western Agricultural Economics Association, Agricultural History Society, American Association of University Professors, Soil Conservation Society of America, Sigma Xi, and others. China (People to People), Russia, Saudi Arabia (agricultural projects), and other countries have individual files. Several untitled files containing research notes, citations and a large rough draft manuscript were combined with research note files with the name Omnibus. Includes materials relating to a book about the influence on farming by the Montana State College Agriculture Dept. which resulted in changes in land use, farm techniques, irrigation, family farms, and government assistance across the nation.

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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